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Posts Tagged epidemic proportions
HIV and Aids – The Coming Epidemic in the United States
HIV and AIDS are diseases spread by sexual contact. They came to the forefront of the national scene with many prominent actors, sports figures, playwrights, and members of the arts community being infected. Formerrly they were death sentences but now adequate treatments exist, consisting of highly active antiretroviral therapy, or HAART. Although available, this treatment costs about 20k per year.
Several trends indicate that this disease is increasing in staggering numbers and within the next 20 years, will reach truly epidemic proportions, said Dr. Marcus A. Conant, clinical adjunct professor at the University of California at San Francisco, speaking at the 2009 American Academy of Dermatology in San Francisco March 7th. “Currently, 58,000 individuals become infected with HIV each year, the same number as the total number of American soldiers who died in all the years of the Vietnam conflict.”
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Men’s Involvement in HIV and AIDS Prevention
As the disease grows into epidemic proportions, a number of factors are being considered, including the role of men in the prevention of this epidemic. While the impact of the disease is being felt in increasing proportions, talks of an increased role of the male population in the eradication of this dreaded disease are getting stronger. These days, voices of concern are heard all over in this regard.
With this, a number of studies and surveys have also being conducted, to review various impacts, in light of the proposed social arrangements. As it is, various social and physiological factors are involved in the determination of the risk of infection in men, apart from their involvement in the effective prevention of the disease.
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